Multi-Cultural Inquiry
Collin O'Hearn
Culture: Define Culture
-The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
Culture: What is culture in your own words?
Culture: What goes into and makes up a culture?
Culture: What are examples of enduring questions and conflicts that cultures have struggled with in the past that remain relevant today?
Acceptance- Many people refuse to accept the culture of others and try to change or punish them for what they do and what they believe in, it is a growing problem that has lasted for centuries. With the changing world many cultures are trying to change with it but this a hard task and can often lead to the end of smaller cultures.
Change- Most cultures are being forced to change and people are pushing for many older cultures to move forward into the new era of technology. Although many people believe it is the right thing to do it is not our say in what another person let alone a culture does and how they live their lives.
Culture Reasearch: Irish Culture
Culture Resaerch: 4 Physical characteristics of Irish culture.
Growth- The Irish culture is a vast culture that has influences all over the world and is celebrated all ove the world during St Patrick's Day.
Strong- The Irish culture has been through many hardships throughout history that had the potential to end their culture but they stayed strong and are now in upwards of the millions all over the world.
Look- Most Irish people are very distinctive and easy to notice. They typically have white skin, and freckles, some have red hair. Most native Irish people are shorter and very broad looking people but other cultural influences make Irish people look different all over the world.
Culture Research: 4 Customs/Beliefs.
Irish Dancing- Irish dancing is used all around the world and is a form of what looks like tap dancing to upbeat Irish music, the most popular of these is the river dance, it is mostly movement of the feet with no influence by the upper body and is like jumping rope but with added foot movement.
Irsih Blessings- Although Irish blessings are a thing of the past they still greatly influence the culture. The blessing range from once wishing good health to, having a good harvest,there are thousands of blessing and some are still practiced today due to Ireland being such a religious country.
Drinking Stout- Although not promoted by the church many Irish people are gravely remembered for there love of drink particularly stout. Stout when drunk has the side effects of lead poisoning and makes a person appear dead. In a few hours the person wakes to see his friends watching over him or her. It is along lost tradition but is a staple of Irish culture.
Culture Research: Challenges Irish culture faces
Literature and Culture: What influences a writer?
Literature and Culture: How is literature like/unlike life?
Literature and Culture: How does literature reveal the values of an individual culture?
Culture and Research : How is our understanding of culture and society constructed through and by literature?
Literature and Culture : Universal Themes
Cultural Acceptance:Methods or Strategies.
Cultural Acceptance: Statements
-Henry David Thoreau
This quote means that we cannot try and change how a person is and that it is wrong to try and change someone rather than accept them for who they are.
"For me, what makes life enjoyable is having a shared culture and shared references."
-Michael Sheen
This quote expresses the point that we should all live in harmony and help each other rather than fight.
Cultural Acceptance: stake
Bibliography
"Michael Sheen Quote." BrainyQuote. Xplore, n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.
"Traditions of An Irish Funeral | YourIrish.com." Traditions of An Irish Funeral | YourIrish.com. N.p., 09 Feb. 2010. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.